Mother suspected in stabbing death of 3 young children near Carson

A triple homicide occurred in unincorporated Los Angeles on 223rd Street, near Meyler Street, Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Los Angeles, CA. Allegedly, a mother killed three of her children; all under the age of three. (Steve McCrank / Staff Photographer)

A woman allegedly stabbed her three young daughters to death with a kitchen knife in her home near Carson on Tuesday night, then tried to kill herself, neighbors and sheriff’s deputies said.

The girls were reported to be about 3, 2 and 2 months old, neighbors said. The woman, identified by deputies as Carol Coronado, 30, was in sheriff’s custody.

Sheriff’s homicide Lt. Dave Coleman said he could not confirm the children were stabbed or that the mother tried to commit suicide, but did say three children were dead at the house in the 1000 block of West 223rd Street, an unincorporated area between Carson and Torrance.

The call to sheriff’s deputies came in at 5:20 p.m.

“The deputies were directed to the house by the grandmother,” Coleman said. “We did find the babies inside the residence.”

Neighbor Ashley Madrid said the children’s father was working on his car across the street when his mother-in-law discovered her daughter and the three children in a pool of blood on the bed. The mother had a knife in her hand and was trying to cut her wrists.

“I saw when they were bringing him out,” Madrid said. “He was crying. He was crying, ‘She killed my daughters!’ ”

The grandmother screamed “Oh my God!” and showed Madrid the kitchen knife on the front lawn.

Deputies brought a naked Coronado outside and wrapped her in a blanket. Madrid said she was placed in a patrol car and then transferred to an ambulance.

“She was full of blood on her face and arms,” Madrid said.

Madrid said the children’s grandmother had told her that her daughter called her earlier in the day and said she was going crazy.

“I just saw the kids yesterday,” Madrid said. “They were saying hi to us when we got home.”

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A county fire spokesman said firefighters were called to the house for a rescue, but released no other information.